If you haven’t read Chandler Marrs’ latest article on the safety of medications, take a moment to do so and understand that no medication is, as Marrs puts it, “perfectly safe.” I’m here to reaffirm this harsh pill to swallow (pun intended) through the telling of my own personal experience and the showcasing of research […]
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a synthetic estrogen. Known as DES in the United States, it is more commonly known as stilboestrol in the UK and Australia. It was the first synthetic estrogen produced, developed by Sir E. Charles Dodds and colleagues in the UK in 1938.Constructed from a chemical base, it produced the same feminizing effect […]
Although this has been mentioned many times in posts and in the comments of readers on this website, there still seems to be a lack of understanding. The commonest complaints have been that “thiamine caused side effects” or “I was allergic to thiamine”, inevitably causing the complainant to discontinue it. I want to emphasize the […]
Our Kids Are in KetosisSome time ago, I published an article on Medium titled “Our Kids Are In Ketosis”. The article turned many heads and has been shared thousands of times on social media. It has also been cited by an MD in a YouTube video here. So what is the fuss about?Various ways of […]
‘Tis the season of giving… which ironically comes right after the season of giving thanks. I find it unfortunate that one is demonstrably longer than the other. In fact, some retailers skip over Thanksgiving all together. Perhaps this is the reason I’ve never loved Christmas the way I love Thanksgiving. (Admittedly, it may just be […]
Fitness and survival are by nature estimates of past performance. George Wald Reconsidering Genetic Mutations: What is Baseline?Each person possesses a set of genes that belongs to that person only. It is not possible to state what the “baseline” human genetic makeup is; we can only look at phenotypes (observable characteristics or traits) and the […]
Trigger warning – this article may be difficult for anyone who struggles with grief or a sense of loss over the holidays.I’ve spent the last few years of my life writing about the (somewhat) measurable side effects of hormonal birth control. The impossibly diverse list of consequences range from strokes and skin cancer to migraines […]
As we approach the end of 2019, I would like to thank all of our writers for their contributions and our readers for their support. As you many of you know, Hormones Matter is run as a service to the greater good. Our writers are volunteers. Patients share their stories and researchers and physicians share […]